Comment on How the codpiece flopped

craftyindividual@lemm.ee ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• Zombiepirate@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  The common legwear in this period were hose; they were like a single long sock for each leg.

  The codpiece covered the middle bit.

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  • craftyindividual@lemm.ee ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    That’s breathtaking!

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    • Squire1039@lemm.ee ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Haha. So, a doublet is in a way, like a dress with a skirt. The longer one covers your exposed crotch. Breathtaking indeed!

      Until the late 15thCentury, it was common for men to wear a long tunic or doublet – essentially, a dress – with hose (tights) on their legs. Then the fashion changed. Doublets gradually inched their way upwards over the years, becoming so short that they no longer covered the crotch. This was particularly dangerous, because the hose men wore at the time came individually, like socks, leaving open spaces that were somewhat… revealing.

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      • ApathyTree@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        So not only did men wear wigs and high heels at various points in history, but crotchless stockings too, but they “can’t today” because it’s “not manly”

        Horseshit, bring back the crotchless stockings for men!

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